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Festival goes online to showcase to the world
For the first time in its 74-year history, the Edinburgh International Festival is offering audiences worldwide the opportunity to experience performances from the comfort of...

Wigtown Book Festival launches major national essay prize
Wigtown Book Festival has announced the launch of a new national essay prize for Scotland in association with the BBC. The £1500 Anne Brown Essay...

A gripping Scottish time travel read for children
Over the past few years, Rennie McOwan has been crafting a series of adventures for children. The Clan series, which features the adventures of Gavin,...

New play based on Scotland’s first practising female doctor
A new play based on the life of Sophia Jex-Blake, Scotland's first practising female doctor, is to premiere next month. Pitlochry Festival Theatre, The Royal...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route
Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route. The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...

Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’
From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...

The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag
When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...